Open AccessIntensive care nurses' experiences with the new electronic medication administration record
Author(s) -
Gregory Linda R.,
Lim Rimen,
MacCullagh Lois,
Riley Therese,
Tuqiri Karen,
Heiler Jan,
Peters Kath
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.939
Subject(s) - focus group , workaround , intensive care , nursing , qualitative research , intensive care unit , patient record , medicine , exploratory research , psychology , family medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , social science , marketing , sociology , intensive care medicine , computer science , anthropology , business , programming language
Aim To explore the experiences of Registered Nurses who administered medications to patients using the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) in Electronic Record for Intensive Care (eRIC) at one adult intensive care unit (ICU) in NSW, Australia. Design The study research design used a qualitative descriptive exploratory approach that took place in two stages. Methods Five participants attended one focus group followed by the observation of each participant as medications were administered to their assigned patient using the eMAR in eRIC. Results From the data, three themes and one subtheme were identified. Themes included forcing nurses to work outside legal boundaries; patient safety; with a subtheme titled experiencing computer fatigue; and taking time away from the patient. To practise safely, nurses were required to implement workaround practices when using the new eMAR in ICU. Nurses also were concerned that the eMAR in eRIC took time away from the patient at the bedside and ‘added more screen time’ to their day.